Text Elements Review

Which story element explains a huge change in the main character's life (this is the peak of the story)?

• Falling Action

• Setting

• Characters

• Climax

Which story element lets us know who is in the story?

• Setting

• Characters

• Resolution

• Climax

Which story element explains where the story takes place?

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Characters

• Setting

Which story element includes events that take place in the plot and around the conflict (before the climax)?

• Resolution

• Rising Action

• Characters

• Falling Action

The main idea of the story:

• Is short- It states what the story is about

• Gives key details about what happened in the story

• Explains as many details as possible about what happened

Falling action is everything EXCEPT.....

• Events before the climax- examples: Gertrude eating pillberries, Yertle calling turtles to make his throne-

• After the climax- events leading to the resolution

• When Mack in Yertle the Turtle burped and shook the throne of the king

• When Gertrude McFuzz needed her feathers plucked out because she was too heavy to carry

When you explain everything you can remember about a story, it is:

• The Main Idea

• A Summary

• A Retell

• The Theme

The theme of a story is:

• Just like the main idea

• A life lesson learned from the main characters

• The turning point in the story where the main characters have overcome the conflict

• Just like when Gertrude went to see Uncle Dake and Yertle built his throne

A key detail is everything EXCEPT:

• A detail that supports the main idea

• When Gertrude flew to the pillberry vine and ate berries to grow her tail.

• When Yertle the Turtle said his throne is too low down and it needs to be higher

• A detail that is interesting but doesn't support the main idea

A theme of Yertle the Turtle AND Gertrude McFuzz is:

• Don't step on turtles' heads and don't ask for more feathers

• Be grateful for what you have, don't be greedy

• Teamwork helps make things easier

• Everyone deserves a second chance